Great work! I'll wait for details about the sphere.
I got 172 at switch-on for my F23, the only light that overlaps with your list. I certainly don't trust my readings enough to give decimal places.
My numbers may be an underestimate - certainly sixty545 who has a better sphere than mine got higher results on the same Ultrafire C303 that I measured.
I find it makes a big difference just how fully charged the cells are. I use this protocol:
The NiMH cells get charged on a Vanson SpeedyBox and get left for 24 hours after the light turns green.
The lithium cells (That can take the charge rate) get charged in an Ultrafire WF-139 and get used within a minute of the light turning green. Mine doesn't seem to continue to charge but I can't say I fully trust it. The other cells get charged by a hobby charger.
Obviously this leads to what I regard as absolute maximum real-world readings and is why I do the readings at 30 seconds and 2 minutes as well.
Thanks for the comments guys.
Ya, about that P-Rocket...I may have to give it a going over, because I swear the last time I used it it was brighter (last year).
Ya, I forgot to mention that the capture time was 10sec after turnon for each. When I get more time to play, I'll do 30sec and 2min.
Alright, next thing to do is find a lens so you can concentrate the beaming coming out of the Mag, right?
Impossibility....
Great job Match!
I'll take 1 of the Mad-Match 6xXML Mags please.
Very nice Match! I'd be interested in seeing your L2P with an XML dropin.
+1 on the L2P/UF XM-L
dyingtoknowFoy
+2 on the UF XM-L drop in. Seems to be the most popular one around here.
Doh! How did I miss that one on the list? Senior moment...
The L2P with an UF XM-L 3 mode comes in at:
High: 838L
Med: 280L
Low: 49L
838??!!
Is that unmodified?
veryveryhappyFoy
Sweet, thanks
those are some great numbers.
did you happen to test the NItecore EX10?
The only modification was to wrap the drop-in with a copper sleeve...that's it.
Good call on the nitecore...I'll test it now.
OK...the Nitecore EX10 SP looks like this:
High: 136.8L
Med: 33.5L
Low: 2.8L
Nice! That's a strong showing.
Sorry for askin too much but what battery?
i use UF 16340s just curious thx
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Sorry for askin too much but what battery?
i use UF 16340s just curious thx
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eh... just a nuon cr123 primary. Never heard of the brand before, but I have a handful to burn through.
Am I the only one here that did not know this combination was so damn powerful? 800 lumens? Are you kidding me? I thought 800 lumen flashlights cost like, a bazillion dollars. I've always been amazed at the output of my lights with this set-up but I reckoned it was about four or five hundred - which I would have been/was fine with.
800lumensfor35dollarsFoy
+2 on the Mad-Match 6xXML Mag please.
Or I could mail my 6 D Maglite to you and pay you to mod it. Seriously.
Do you have a KD C8 that you could measure? It's one of the brightest lights I have and I'm curious.